Division 2 1990/91

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Division 2 1990/91
master Le Havre AC
Climbers Le Havre AC
Olympique Nîmes
Racing Lens
Relegation ↑ Racing Strasbourg , Racing Lens,
US Valenciennes-Anzin
Stade Laval
Relegated Olympique Avignon , EAC Chaumont , CL Dijon , Stade Reims ,
Chamois Niort , US Créteil
Teams 36 (in 2 groups)
Games 612 + 6 relegation games
Gates 1,286  (ø 2.1 per game)
Top scorer Didier Monczuk
(Racing Strasbourg)
← Division 2 1989/90
^ Division 1 1990/91

The Division 2 1990/91 was the 52nd staging of the second highest French football league . It has been an open championship with professionals and amateurs since 1970. The game was played from July 27, 1990 to May 10, 1991; From December 21st to January 12th there was only a short winter break this time.

Second division champion was Le Havre AC .

societies

The 29 clubs that had not been promoted to the first division or relegated to the third division (national) or lower after the previous season were eligible to participate ; in addition - after Racing Paris 1 had voluntarily chosen the direct route from the first to the third division - only one first division relegated and six promoted from the national . These 36 participants played in two groups, divided mainly according to regional criteria (one with teams from the north and west and one with teams from the south, east and two from the north). Thus, the following teams played for the division 2 championship this season :

Only the first in the group were eligible for direct promotion. In addition, there was a relegation between the worst-placed first division team, who was not directly relegated , and the best second division team, who was not directly eligible for promotion.

Season course

Each team played a return match against each group opponent, once in front of their own audience and once away. The two-point rule applied ; in the event of a tie, the goal difference was decisive for the placement; if there was still identity - as was the case this season between Angers and Rouen - the higher number of goals was decisive. In France, when specifying the point ratio, only the number of plus points is given; here this is done in the notation used in Germany at the time of the 2-point rule.

In terms of sport, there was a four-way battle for the promotion and the two relegation places in Group A, which was only decided on the last day of the game, in which Alès then went empty-handed as fourth due to the goal difference. In Group B it remained similarly exciting until the end, although Le Havre had secured the victory of this season early on; here, too, there were four clubs that still had a chance of second or third place at the kick-off of the 34th matchday. In contrast, the recently stricter licensing policy of the association for five clubs resulted in a descent, which four of them had actually escaped according to the table. Debt, the decreasing attractiveness of Division 2 with spectators and consequently empty coffers did not stop even at a traditional club like Stade Reims, three decades earlier the absolute figurehead of French football. This benefited four teams whose scores would not have been enough for relegation, and it also meant that all six promoted from the national remained in the league.

In the 612 encounters 1,286 hits were scored; this corresponds to an average of 2.1 goals per game and meant the fourth consecutive breakdown of a corresponding league record. There had never been 208 draws in the history of Division 2 either. The most successful goal scorers were Didier Monczuk (Strasbourg) with 23 goals in Group A and Christophe Lagrange (Angers) with 19 goals in Group B ; As in the previous year, Monczuk won the league top scorer's crown. For the following season three relegated from Division 1 ( Girondins Bordeaux , Brest Armorique FC and OGC Nice ) were added; Six teams rose from the third-highest league: SC Amiens , CS Sedan , Racing Ancenis , LB Châteauroux , FC Grenoble Isère and FC Perpignan .

Closing tables

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Olympique Nîmes  34  17th  10  7th 040:270 +13 44:24
 2. Racing Strasbourg  34  19th  5  10 070:370 +33 43:25
 3. US Valenciennes-Anzin  34  13  17th  4th 030:170 +13 43:25
 4th Olympique Alès  34  17th  9  8th 037:320  +5 43:25
 5. FC Istres Ville Nouvelle  34  14th  9  11 041:410  ± 0 37:31
 6th SC Bastia  34  12  11  11 046:350 +11 35:33
 7th Olympique Avignon  34  10  15th  9 041:370  +4 35:33
 8th. Stade Rodez (N)  34  10  14th  10 032:380  −6 34:34
 9. Annecy FC  34  10  13  11 026:250  +1 33:35
10. FC Mulhouse (A)  34  11  10  13 041:350  +6 32:36
11. FC Martigues  34  11  10  13 041:380  +3 32:36
12. FC Gueugnon  34  9  14th  11 030:290  +1 32:36
13. SAS Épinal (N)  34  11  8th  15th 033:400  −7 30:38
14th Gazélec FCO Ajaccio (N)  34  11  8th  15th 030:390  −9 30:38
15th EAC Chaumont  34  10  10  14th 032:500 −18 30:38
16. CS Cuiseaux-Louhans  34  7th  14th  13 028:360  −8 28:40
17th USL Dunkerque  34  6th  14th  14th 017:360 −19 26:42
18th CL Dijon  34  7th  11  16 029:520 −23 25:43

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promotion to Division 1 1991/92
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1989/90
    (N) Newcomers

    Group B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Le Havre AC  34  18th  11  5 052:170 +35 47:21
     2. Racing Lens  34  14th  14th  6th 049:260 +23 42:26
     3. Stade Laval  34  16  9  9 049:290 +20 41:27
     4th SCO Angers  34  16  8th  10 052:320 +20 40:28
     5. FC Rouen  34  15th  10  9 046:260 +20 40:28
     6th Stade Reims  34  13  11  10 038:290  +9 37:31
     7th EA Guingamp  34  12  11  11 035:370  −2 35:33
     8th. AS Saint-Seurin  34  10  14th  10 033:370  −4 34:34
     9. FC Tours  34  9  15th  10 026:320  −6 33:35
    10. AS Red Star  34  9  14th  11 036:430  −7 32:36
    11. AS Beauvais  34  9  13  12 021:250  −4 31:37
    12. La Roche VF  34  10  11  13 035:460 −11 31:37
    13. FC Bourges (N)  34  10  11  13 035:510 −16 31:37
    14th Le Mans UC (N)  34  8th  14th  12 028:330  −5 30:38
    15th Chamois Niort  34  9  11  14th 026:330  −7 29:39
    16. US Orléans  34  7th  14th  13 029:410 −12 28:40
    17th US Créteil  34  7th  12  15th 028:520 −24 26:42
    18th Olympique Saint-Quentin (N)  34  7th  11  16 024:530 −29 25:43

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promotion to Division 1 1991/92
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the National (D3)
    • (A) Relegated from Division 1 in 1989/90
    (N) Newcomers

    Determination of the master

    The two group winners met each other on a return game to determine this year's division 2 champion. Le Havre won their home game 3-0, in Nîmes they split 0-0, so that the Normans were able to secure this year's second division championship - their fourth overall.

    Group B total Group A First leg Return leg
    Le Havre AC 3-0 Olympique Nîmes 3-0 0-0

    Relegation

    The group runners-up and thirds fought in a two-stage elimination to see which of them against the first division 19. FC Toulouse was allowed to play for another promotion place in the top division. First, the two runners-up in a single game each met the third of the other group; Strasbourg prevailed against Laval 3-1 and Lens against Valenciennes-Anzin 1-0 and then met - now again on a two-legged basis. The Alsatians played in front of their own audience against the northern French only 1: 1 and lost 1: 3 on the opponent's place.

    After that, Toulouse defeated Lens 4-0, lost only 0-1 in the second leg and stayed in Division 1 - in which, despite the defeat, Lens also rose as the third second division because with Bordeaux, Brest and Nice three clubs in the second division were forcibly transferred.

    Result
    Racing Strasbourg  (2nd Group A) 3: 1 Stade Laval  (3rd Group B)
    Racing Lens  (2nd Group B) 1-0 US Valenciennes-Anzin  (3rd Group A)
    Winner game 1 total Winner game 2 First leg Return leg
    Racing Strasbourg 2: 4 Racing Lens 1: 1 1: 3
    Division 1 total Division 2 First leg Return leg
    Toulouse FC 4: 1 Racing Lens 4-0 0: 1

    See also

    Web links

    literature

    • Alex Graham: Football in France. A statistical record 1894-2005. Soccer Books, Cleethorpes 2005, ISBN 1-86223-138-9
    • Sophie Guillet / François Laforge: Le guide français et international du football éd. 2009. Vecchi, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7328-9295-5

    Notes and evidence

    1. ^ Pascal Grégoire-Boutreau / Tony Verbicaro: Stade de Reims - une histoire sans fin. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2001, ISBN 2-911698-21-5 , pp. 353–356
    2. ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 253